Ollie Davis was pronounced dead after being found lifeless in his bedroom in 2017, having sustained fractures to his skull, collar bone, both arms and the joints of all his limbs.
This is the chilling moment a father tells police he doesn't 'have any idea' how his five-week-old son died, as he faces life in jail for his murder.
Michael Davis pictured during an interview with Leicestershire Police in 2017. He calmly denied knowing anything about his son's injuries Kayleigh Driver , 31, and father Michael Davis, 29, appearing outside Leicester Crown Court. Driver was today convicted of murdering his five-week-old son Jurors cleared Ollie's mother, Kayleigh Driver, of murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but found her guilty of charges of causing or allowing the death of a child and causing or allowing serious physical injury.
Advertisement The youngster was found lifeless in his bedroom in Leicester having sustained fractures to his skull, collar bone, both arms and the joints of all his limbs, the trial heard. Mr Hankin added: 'Although the pathology doesn't allow us to identify the precise mechanism with certainty... the experts engaged in this case on all sides are agreed that the neck injury led to compression of the spinal cord, which in turn stopped Ollie breathing.
READ MORE: Five-week-old boy who was found lifeless in his cot with 37 fractures, died eight days after his neck was 'snapped', parents' murder trial hears Mr Hankin continued: 'Ollie could not have caused the injuries to himself - he was a five-week-old pre-mobile baby.' Claiming his son had appeared 'peaceful' while asleep in his cot, Davis said of the neck fracture: 'We will see how it's happened. He seemed fine when he was sleeping. He wasn't acting any differently.'
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